diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index da41af9f..1fea89e4 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -3710,7 +3710,6 @@ enum {
   // [FG] uncapped rendering frame rate
   general_uncapped,
   general_vsync,
-  general_stub1,
   general_trans,
   general_transpct,
   general_gamma,
@@ -3718,6 +3717,7 @@ enum {
 
   general_title2,
   general_sndchan,
+  general_parallelsfx,
   general_pitch,
   // [FG] play sounds in full length
   general_fullsnd,
@@ -3789,8 +3789,6 @@ setup_menu_t gen_settings1[] = { // General Settings screen1
   {"Vertical Sync", S_YESNO, m_null, M_X,
    M_Y+ general_vsync*M_SPC, {"use_vsync"}, 0, I_ResetScreen},
 
-  {"", S_SKIP, m_null, M_X, M_Y + general_stub1*M_SPC},
-
   {"Enable predefined translucency", S_YESNO, m_null, M_X,
    M_Y+ general_trans*M_SPC, {"translucency"}, 0, M_Trans},
 
@@ -3808,6 +3806,10 @@ setup_menu_t gen_settings1[] = { // General Settings screen1
   {"Number of Sound Channels", S_NUM|S_PRGWARN, m_null, M_X,
    M_Y + general_sndchan*M_SPC, {"snd_channels"}},
 
+  // [FG] parallel same-sound limit from DSDA-Doom
+  {"Parallel Same-Sound Limit", S_YESNO, m_null, M_X,
+   M_Y + general_parallelsfx*M_SPC, {"parallel_sfx"}},
+
   {"Enable v1.1 Pitch Effects", S_YESNO, m_null, M_X,
    M_Y + general_pitch*M_SPC, {"pitched_sounds"}},
 
diff --git a/src/m_misc.c b/src/m_misc.c
index 0ef8f9f4..7b74cf97 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.c
+++ b/src/m_misc.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ default_t defaults[] = {
   { // killough
     "snd_channels",
     (config_t *) &default_numChannels, NULL,
-    {MAX_CHANNELS}, {1, MAX_CHANNELS}, 0, ss_gen, wad_no,
+    {16}, {1, MAX_CHANNELS}, 0, ss_gen, wad_no,
     "number of sound effects handled simultaneously"
   },
 
@@ -2253,6 +2253,28 @@ default_t defaults[] = {
     "1 to play sounds in full length"
   },
 
+  // [FG] parallel same-sound limit
+  {
+    "parallel_sfx",
+    (config_t *) &parallel_sfx, NULL,
+    {0}, {0, 1}, number, ss_gen, wad_no,
+    "1 to enable parallel same-sound limit"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "parallel_sfx_limit",
+    (config_t *) &parallel_sfx_limit, NULL,
+    {2}, {0, 32}, number, ss_none, wad_no,
+    "parallel same-sound limit"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "parallel_sfx_window",
+    (config_t *) &parallel_sfx_window, NULL,
+    {4}, {1, 32}, number, ss_none, wad_no,
+    "parallel same-sound limit window"
+  },
+
   // [FG] music backend
   {
     "midi_player",
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 97b28dcf..2a8a2cb8 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -276,6 +276,27 @@ static int S_getChannel(const mobj_t *origin, sfxinfo_t *sfxinfo,
    return cnum;
 }
 
+// [FG] parallel same-sound limit from DSDA-Doom
+
+boolean parallel_sfx;
+int parallel_sfx_limit;
+int parallel_sfx_window;
+
+static boolean BlockSFX(sfxinfo_t *sfx)
+{
+  if (!parallel_sfx)
+    return false;
+
+  if (gametic - sfx->parallel_tic >= parallel_sfx_window)
+  {
+    sfx->parallel_tic = gametic;
+    sfx->parallel_count = 0;
+  }
+
+  ++sfx->parallel_count;
+
+  return sfx->parallel_count > parallel_sfx_limit;
+}
 
 void S_StartSound(const mobj_t *origin, int sfx_id)
 {
@@ -342,6 +363,10 @@ void S_StartSound(const mobj_t *origin, int sfx_id)
          sep = NORM_SEP;
   }
 
+   // [FG] parallel same-sound limit from DSDA-Doom
+   if (BlockSFX(sfx))
+     return;
+
    if(pitched_sounds)
    {
       // hacks to vary the sfx pitches
diff --git a/src/sounds.h b/src/sounds.h
index 213bd944..eb459773 100644
--- a/src/sounds.h
+++ b/src/sounds.h
@@ -78,8 +78,16 @@ typedef struct sfxinfo_struct {
 
   // haleyjd 04/23/08: additional caching data
   unsigned int alen;   // length of converted sound pointed to by data
+
+  // [FG] parallel same-sound limit from DSDA-Doom
+  int parallel_tic;
+  int parallel_count;
 } sfxinfo_t;
 
+extern boolean parallel_sfx;
+extern int parallel_sfx_limit;
+extern int parallel_sfx_window;
+
 //
 // MusicInfo struct.
 //